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Love Thy Neighbor: A Story of War Paperback – February 25, 1997

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4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 132 ratings
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Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize


Peter Maass went to the Balkans as a reporter at the height of the nightmarish war there, but this book is not traditional war reportage. Maass examines how an ordinary Serb could wake up one morning and shoot his neighbor, once a friend--then rape that neighbor's wife. He conveys the desperation that makes a Muslim beg the United States to bomb his own city in order to end the misery. And Maass does not falter at the spectacle of U.N. soldiers shining searchlights on fleeing refugees--who are promptly gunned down by snipers waiting in the darkness. Love Thy Neighbor gives us an unflinching vision of a late-20th-century hell that is also a scathing inquiry into the worst extremes of human nature. Like Michael Herr's Dispatches (also available in Vintage paperback), it is an utterly gripping book that will move and instruct readers for years to come.
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  1. Print length
    320 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Vintage
  4. Publication date
    February 25, 1997
  5. Dimensions
    5.21 x 0.73 x 7.92 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0679763899
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0679763895
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"...thoughts and terrifying experiences in a clear, concise, and easily readable format. I recommend this book!" Read more

"Well written and engaging look at the war in Bosnia and war in general...." Read more

"Terrific book -- the writing is very compelling. It's more a primary document on the war as it happened in the 1990s but perhaps better for it...." Read more

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"this book very poignant and heartbreaking but a good glimpse into the war and the horrors of that war and the impact on those who reported on it." Read more

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K. Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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For the longest time, I thought this was the same Peter Maas who wrote about true rime and Serpico. I was wrong. The author tells of his travels as a journalist throughout Bosnia and Serbia from 1992-1996, and what he witnessed in both Sarajevo and other towns and villages. Also, describes his interviews with now infamous figures/war criminals. Also, he isn't/wasn't afraid to critique the U.S."s, NATO's, E.U.'s (then EEC's) involvement, or lack of involvement during the war and Siege of Sarajevo.
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Ronald T Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Superior War Story
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2023
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This is an excellent telling of the author's experiences in the Serbian war of the 1990s. It is very well written with fascinating detail of his experiences in the war. However, I found the story very depressing and suggest if you are prone to depressive episodes to avoid this book.
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Ella Rees
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2011
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As someone who lived there in 1992-1993, I can tell you that this book is the only completely truthful version of what happened in Bosnia. As horrible as the war in Bosnia sounds in this book, it was even worse. Mr. Maass diluted it a bit.
He did a great job explaining the Balkan history. I know it's a bit challenging for an outsider to grasp the Balkans and its complicity, but Mr. Maass understood it completely. I feel so grateful to him first of all for going there in the first place and for taking the time to get to know the Bosnian people. He saw the truth and that's all that matters. Thank you Mr. Maass from the bottom of my heart. I survived the genocide done by the Serbs and I can tell you, it's not something you forget easily. I was lucky to survive, however, not too many of us survived and are brave enough to talk about what happened. You did it for us by writing this book. You told the world about us. Thank you!
I would definitely recommend this book be used in schools to educate our children of what really happened because, as a survivor of something so horrible, I find it very hurtful to hear some of the versions of the genocide taught in our schools. My own children are learning that the Serbs were the victims here and the unfairness of it is killing me. The world would be a much better and safer place if everyone would just say the truth.
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Jon V
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and engaging
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022
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I know this is not a "history book" but it left me with a good understanding of the history of this war and the world leaders who missed opportunities to intervene and lessen its horrors. Mr. Maass was able to convey his thoughts and terrifying experiences in a clear, concise, and easily readable format. I recommend this book!
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Erze
5.0 out of 5 stars An Unforgettable (Even If You Wish You Could Forget It) Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2013
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This was one of the most absolutely heartbreaking review I have ever read in my life. There were many times I had to set the book down and walk away from it to get my mind off of what I was reading. I have been studying the Balkans for a very long time. During the height of the war, I was a young girl living in a border village of Hungary and remember hearing about what was happening in hushed tones. Since then, it has been a conflict it has been one of my primary studies.

I recommend anybody who is actively or passively studying the Balkans, or the subsequent conflicts during the 1990s, to purchase this book.
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Kimberly M
4.0 out of 5 stars Different
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2023
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Ordered this for a religious ed class. It’s definitely educational.
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Martin L. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest look at war
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2021
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Well written and engaging look at the war in Bosnia and war in general. At times very personal and at other times very objective, but clearly pulls back the veil on the human condition.
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Marko Dumancic
5.0 out of 5 stars Urgent and compelling
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018
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Terrific book -- the writing is very compelling. It's more a primary document on the war as it happened in the 1990s but perhaps better for it. It reads as more urgent and immediate. A superb condemnation on the inaction of the international community. A definite must-read on the Bosnian genocide.
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Ana Rimac
5.0 out of 5 stars real journalism
Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2020
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Well written and really helps you understand and see the realities of the war. I love the authors sarcastic tone, he doesn't shy away from exposing the truth and the blind eye the West had turned to the war.
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Buchfink
5.0 out of 5 stars Fürchte deinen Nächsten
Reviewed in Germany on February 23, 2011
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Ich bin erst durch einen sommerlichen Aufenthalt im mittlerweile befriedeten Mostar auf dieses Buch aufmerksam geworden. Was uns Maass aus dem Bosnienkrieg berichtet, klingt unglaublich. Depremierende Aussichten auf ein Europa im 21. Jahrhundert, dessen Probleme mit wachsenden Flüchtlingsströmen aus Nordafrika und Verteilungskämpfen innerhalb der Staaten sicher zunehmen. Wird es uns gelingen unsere Wertordnung zu erhalten oder ist tatsächlich zu befürchten, dass sie wie in Bosnien auf "shifting baselines" (vgl. Harald Welzer, Klimakriege) sehr schnell ins Rutschen gerät. Entmutigend für mich ist vor allem, wie unglaublich hilflos die internationale Gemeinschaft, vor allem die westeuropäischen Nachbarn, auf die Leiden der Belagerten in Sarajevo reagiert haben. Maass berichtet nicht objektiv, er schildert seine persönliche Betroffenheit und das macht ihn zu einem einzigartigen Zeitzeugen.
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Karl Mitterer
4.0 out of 5 stars authentisch und informativ
Reviewed in Germany on August 9, 2015
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authentisch und informativ, ein sehr ehrlich erscheineder Bericht zum Krieg in Jugoslawien; offenbar war Peter Maass von den Warlords nicht so sehr abhängig
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1.0 out of 5 stars Biased with family stories no one cares about
Reviewed in Germany on June 3, 2022
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The writer does present some events and not so known facts of the Bosnian war, like those about the concentration camps, in an authentic way. On the other hand, the author's view is very biased and one-sided, as one could expect from an American journalist. The book also contains a personal story about his great-great-uncle having a baking dynasty in Hamburg before the WW2 but than migrated to USA. Who cares? Should I feel sorry for this "poor" guy? The author tried to put his family's story into context but failed miserably. Quite a weak performance this book is. If you want to inform yourself about the war in Bosnia, look elsewhere.
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